Certificate IV in Applied Fashion Design and Merchandising

The Certificate IV in Applied Fashion Design and Merchandising provides a general grounding in basic fashion design, including identifying fibres and fabrics, fashion illustration, designing and creating patterns and blocks, making and manufacturing, and using electronic fashion design tools.

Career opportunities, include:

assistant fashion designer
merchandising assistant
specialist production technician
patternmaker
sewing machinist
Pathways to further study:

Bachelor of Fashion Design
Studying the Certificate IV in Applied Fashion Design and Merchandising at Holmesglen
The course incorporates simulated workplace activities and will prepare you for further studies in a variety of fashion design and textiles courses at diploma and degree level.

You will produce a folio of work that can be used when applying for further studies.

You will graduate from the course with a sound knowledge of the fashion design process and have skills to obtain entry level work in occupations such as assistant designers and pattern makers, who work with and support other fashion industry personnel.